Legal Opinion · Dissent

Kiesau v. Bantz

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided September 1, 2004No. 03-0815Published

1DissentCady, Justice

I respectfully dissent. The majority revisits an issue we ostensibly settled just over two years ago in Graves, 639 N.W.2d at 25, and now determines our unanimous conclusions on the issue of negligent supervision in that case were unfounded. Having adopted the rule in Graves that a claim of negligent supervision is not actionable without physical injury, id., I believe we are obligated, under the governing principle of stare decisis, to apply and follow the rule in this case.

*180It nearly goes without saying that the doctrine of stare decisis is one of the bedrock principles on which this court…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. State v. LiddellSupreme Court of Iowa · 2003
  2. Channon v. United Parcel Service, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2001
  3. Kersten Co., Inc. v. Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1973
  4. Godar v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1999
  5. Stewart v. Bd. of Super. of Polk CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1870

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